Books
In The Marijuana Smokers, Goode looked at marijuana through a sociological lens.
In Drugs in American Society, Goode argued that the effect of a drug is dependent on the societal context in which it is taken. Thus, in one society (or social context) a particular drug may be a depressant, and in another it may be a stimulant.
Deviant Behavior is a textbook intended for undergrad students. In it, Goode takes the position of a weak constructionist.
Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance, written with Nachman Ben-Yehuda, is a book about moral panics, from a sociological perspective.
In Paranormal Beliefs: A Sociological Introduction, Goode studies paranormal beliefs such as UFOs, Extra-sensory perception, and Creationism using the methods of the sociology of deviance. Consistent in tone with the rest of his works, he takes the position that whether the phenomena in question is real is not important to sociologist. Rather, sociologists should be concerned with how the paranormalist is labeled as deviant, and what effect the label has on them and society.
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